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J. G; PERRY. V

. Sau sage Machine. No. 20,815. Pat er ted July 6, 1858.

UNITED sTATEs PATENT OFFICE.

J. G. PERRY, OF SOUTH KINGSTON, RI-IODE ISLAND.

SAUSAGE-FILLER.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 20,815, dated July 6, 1858.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN G. PERRY, of South Kingston, in the county of VVashington and the State of Rhode Island, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Machines for Filling Sausages; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, in which drawings Figure 1 represents a side view of the sausage filler. Fig. 2 shows the tube or nozzle separate. Fig. 3 is a representation of the filler with a mode of gearing intended for the larger sizes.

The same letters refer to similar parts in all the figures.

To construct my improved sausage filler,

make a curved cylinder A tapered at one end, (and it may be round, square, or otherwise shaped as seen in cross-section). The curve of the cylinder should be part of a circle having its center at the pin which holds the lever O. This position of the cylinder afiords avery convenient arrangement for use as the opening 0 at the back end is brought up horizontally and in the best shape to fill while at the same time the tube G or nozzle that holds the cases for filling is also horizontal which is the best position for holding and delivering them.

The head D of the piston is cast with, or otherwise fastened to, the rod E, the upper end of which is pinned to the lever O at the same distance from the pin B as the center of the cylinder. The lever C is secured by the pin B on which it moves, to the arm J which projects from the side of the cylinder, this gives the piston a motion in and out, in the same circle as the curve of the sides of the cylinder without the use of the shackle bar and guides required in a straight cylinder.

The tube or nozzle G is made separate from the cylinder and is put in through the top and drawn out at the taper end until the flange or ring F on the larger end of the tube brings up against the sides of the opening, and not being fitted quite tight it allows the air that may go into the cylinder with the meat, to escape instead of going into the cases, which would make it necessary to puncture them to allow the meat to fill them properly. In the larger sizes of the machine more power will of course be required on the piston D. This maybe attained by increasing the length of the lever C but as this would make it of inconvenient length a plan of gearing the machine to secure the same result is shown in Fig. 3, in which the piston rod E is attached to the arm C which is fastened to a small rocker-shaft N to each end of which is secured the segment of an inside gear wheel H. The small shaft R is placed in bearings underneath the cylinder with a small pinion P on each end so placed as to mesh into the teeth of the large segment; by applying a crank at R a great leverage may be obtained. The cylinder is cast in two parts and put together. By this means more perfect castings can be obtained and at the same time they can be made much lighter and smoother on the inside.

To operate the filler the cases are put on the tube or nozzle (which are made of different sizes for different kinds of cases or bags). Then the lever being raised until the head of the piston is out of the cylinder the meat is to be put in, and by pressing down the lever it is forced out into the cases which are drawn off of the nozzle by the operation.

Having described my invention what I claim therein and desire to secure by Letters Patent is the combination of the tube or nozzle with the curved cylinder for the purposes herein set forth substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two witnesses this second day of June 1858.

JOHN G. PERRY.

Witnesses VVILKINS UPDIKE, POWEL EL E. 

